I am a technology leader passionate about innovation, culture, delivery, and organizational design.Technology leadership: As the CTO or Rangle.io, I had direct responsibility for Rangle’s technology and technical talent strategy, building a team that could handle the thorniest problems and become a global reference point in Rangle’s area of focus (front-end software development). In the last two years I worked to expand the range of Rangle’s technology practices to also include DevOps, cloud native architecture, machine learning, analytics and design systems. At Wealthsimple I identified and worked to address key risks and gaps. I also led the effort to scale our systems to meet unprecedented growth due to market volatility. As a founder of TriplePlay I rolled up my sleeves to code the first release of the product myself.Building and scaling up a talent destination: I joined Rangle when it had 2 people and helped build this company to nearly 300 employees, playing a key role in designing the culture that made it a talent destination in Toronto and globally. Rangle was recognized as one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers in 2019, as one of 25 LinkedIn Top Startups in Canada 2018, as well as a number of other awards. During my time at Wealthsimple I helped grow the engineering team from 95 to 120 people, significantly expanding senior technology leadership team with two new engineering directors and three new staff engineers.Agile delivery leadership: For several years I also served as the head of delivery, carrying responsibility for delivery of all of Rangle’s client projects and managing Rangle’s project management team. I lead adoption of Agile at Rangle, earning us the reputation of one of the best implementors of Agile in Toronto. At Wealthsimple I helped the company move from a quarterly planning cycle to continuous planning.Diversity and inclusion: During my time at Rangle I have worked actively to support diversity and inclusion, especially when it comes to gender diversity in tech. Under my leadership Rangle built a highly diverse team and have incubated and spun off a non-profit organization (Bridge School) that helps bring more women into the software industry.Academic research and Silicon Valley experience: Earlier in my career I served as CLTA faculty member at the University of Toronto. During that time I wrote a book about software development in Brazil and published highly cited articles. Prior to that I spent a decade in Silicon Valley, split between industry and academic research. I returned to Silicon Valley in 2022.